ANNUAL BALL REVIVED

Southland Times, Issue 23548, 30 June 1938, Page 15

ANNUAL BALL REVIVED

SUCCESSFUL PARTY AT ELMWOOD STAFF OF THOMSON. AND BEATTIE ENTERTAINS After five years the staff- of Thomson and Beattie, Ltd., has revived its annual ball, and the marked success of the function last evening was encouraging enough to make it a yearly event in future. The energetic committee which was responsible for the smooth running of the programme consisted of Misses E. McChesney and I. Rewcastle and Messrs C.' G. Boyd, N. K. Dickson, J. Bannerman and G. Dawson. Miss McChesney wore a frock of black taffetas, and Miss Rewcastle’s frock was of pink taffetas. The Troubadours’ Orchestra played the music, and a number of competition dances were held. Among those present vtere Mr and Mrs C. G. Boyd (shot fuschia and ultra marine taffetas), Mr and Mrs N. K. Dicksoti (black moire silk), Mr and Mrs J. Wills (blue cloque), Mr and Mrs J. Sherriff (black silk velvet), Mr and Mrs W. A. Smith (black taffetas pin-spotted in gold), Mr and Mrs R. Littlejohn (black ring velvet with pink flowers), Mr and Mrs T. A. Slocombe \

(pink lace over satin), Mr and Mrs M. J. Sheehan (blue lace over satin), Mr and Mrs P. P. Stanton (gold lace frilled redingote over varigated net), Mr and Mrs A. M. Lawn (parchment satin, appliqued in tinsel, with a rainbow sash). Misses V. Smith (flame marocain), I. Mackintosh (rust velvet), M. Robertson (striped taffetas), G. Mackintosh (blue stiffened lace), O. Mac Gibbon (white needlerun lace), O. McGill (jewelled net over pink taffetas), B. Miller (lavender floral georgette), H. Whytock (black silk velvet), M. McFetrich (black panne velvet), A. Garinski (blue lace), L. Hazlett (green velvet), I. McDonald (pimpernel chickenfoot taffetas), V. Doogin (pink moire taffetas), J. Fisher (pink net over spotted taffetas), N. Tobin (white floral taffetas), L. Thomson (coral pink crepe romaine), E. Smith (pink taffetas), J. Hunter (white crinkle taffetas), R. Pope (floral georgette), P. Smith (ivory spotted marocain), W. McKinnon (green taffetas), M. Hardiman (black crepe d’ore with gold sequin trimming), J. Ellman (mauve chiffon), N. Jenkins (green net over stiffened taffetas), M. Day (green tinsel cloque), M. Sinclair (green redingote over floral satin), N. Buchanan (pink floral taffetas), B. Johnson (brown taffetas with sequin trimmings), S. Stroud (red and blue floral crepe with black shoulder straps and facings), L. Spratt (green floral ninon), F. Masters (satin embossed taffetas), I. MacKenzie (blue velvet), M. Wilson (blue and green striped chiffon). Messrs R. A. Aitken, R. J. Blue, V. T. Russell, J. Waters, G. Dawson, D. Mclntosh, T. Payne, G. Cunningham, J. Pringle, P. H. Nicholson, J. Bannerman, G. Mac Kay, W. McKinnon, R. Gardiner, G. Corbet, A. Kelly, J. Checketts, J. O. McDonald, G. A. Johnston, R. Jenkins, N. Smith, H. Garbett, J. H. Mills, L. J. Poff, L. R. Christie, E. Taylor R. Lonie, L. Crawford (London), W. McLean, H. Little, B. Hannah, T. F. Pilcher and W. Kennedy.